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Where did all the birds go? Mass animal death stories typically get picked up by “apocalyptic news” sites and spread anti-scientific fear. But this case, which I haven’t seen getting traction on such sites (though it might be), is, for this environmentalist, more than a little disturbing. Thousands of little blue herons, roseate spoonbills, snowy…

This story from two days ago is still a mystery. No word yet on what the mystery substance is that has affected the birds. S.F. Bay bird rescue: Mystery goo bedevils experts – SFGate. Rescue workers stepped up efforts Monday to save 300 seabirds found coated with a mysterious goop over the past few days…

A harsh winter? No food? What is causing a surge in dead and dying sea birds on the West Coast? Why is the beach covered in dead birds?. Many visitors to Oregon’s coast over the holidays were greeted with the disturbing sight of dead seabirds. On Dec. 21, on the beach at Seaside, more than…

In a small study that tracked 20 songbirds, scientists noted that five birds seemingly evacuated before an oncoming storm. BBC News – Birds ‘heard tornadoes coming’ and fled one day ahead. US scientists say tracking data shows that five golden-winged warblers “evacuated” their nesting site one day before the April 2014 tornado outbreak. Geolocators showed…

A mass death of birds was reported following a storm on July 27 in Pennsylvania. Officials now say they can conclude the cause. Official: Weather caused bird kill during storm – abc27 WHTM. Wildlife officials say an unusual, sudden surge of severe weather killed at least 150 birds in central Pennsylvania last month. State Game…

The decapitated chickens and pigeons were dumped after being drained of blood in what appears to be related to religious sacrifice. Can’t say I’m a fan of this or any religion that requires you to KILL another living thing for superstitious reasons. Wasteful and in this case, gruesome and unsanitary. Headless birds turning up in…

If you are afraid of birds, this might give you the willies. These birds mean business. Man loses tooth in attack by ‘kamikaze’ birds. Two bird attacks in two days in Channelview have people who frequent the Chrome Shop wondering what’s going on. Both incidents were caught on camera. “We got some kamikaze birds,” said…

Many animals have been recruited to use in military applications. China now has a crew of monkeys. It’s just a small step from dispatching birds… They’re fierce, furry and ready to protect China. The People’s Liberation Army revealed Monday that it has trained a small unit of macaque monkeys to protect a northern air force…

A flock of birds invade a home in California by flying down the chimney. Hundreds Of Birds Fly Into Exeter Woman’s Home – KMPH FOX 26 | Central San Joaquin Valley News Source. An Exeter woman describes the scene inside her home as real-life version of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “The Birds.” That’s after a huge…

Because if you strap something ON FIRE to a cat, he is obviously going to do what you anticipate… 16th-century manual shows ‘rocket cat’ weaponry. Fanciful illustrations from a circa-1530 manual on artillery and siege warfare seem to show jet packs strapped to the backs of cats and doves, with the German-language text helpfully advising…

We have an update on this story. See below. Originallly published Dec 21, 2013 Concerning. Utah wildlife officials confirm that 12 bald eagles have died in northern Utah just this month and the cause is unknown. Fifth Utah eagle dies, another shows signs of mystery malady | The Salt Lake Tribune. A fifth bald eagle suffering…

Surfin’ birds! Birds do the darndest things. Video: Four black swans spotted surfing in Australia – Telegraph. A group of black swans have been filmed surfing off a beach on Australia’s Gold Coast, to the astonishment swimmers. Birds just wanna have fun… A video of a crow sledding down a snowy roof on a jar…

Bird deaths in Australia may signal a bigger problem. Dead birds ‘not just a freak event’. Muttonbirds are dying in their thousands nearly every year and much more frequently than ever before, washing up on the coast from Coffs Harbour to Tasmania. On South Melbourne and Port Melbourne beaches on Wednesday beach cleaning contractor David…

This is from last week but worth mentioning. Dead birds fall ‘like raindrops’ in Winnipeg’s North End – Technology & Science – CBC News. Animal experts are trying to figure out what may have killed dozens of black birds that fell from the sky in Winnipeg’s North End on Wednesday. Conservation officers have picked up…

This is not usual behavior and it’s freaking people out a bit. I think it’s neat! BBC News – ‘Scary’ crow annoying residents in Allestree, Derby. A “scary” crow which has begun pecking at the windows of homes in a Derby street is causing Hitchcock-style worries for residents. People living on Portreath Drive, in Allestree,…

More than 12,000 birds crashed in Utah’s west desert Monday | The Salt Lake Tribune. The number of eared grebes rescued — and killed — after their Monday crash-landings at the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground was far higher than originally estimated. Wildlife biologists and volunteers spent Monday and Tuesday gathering 12,800 water birds, carrying…

Dead birds are causing additional worries in China as the new bird flu kills 9. Bird Flu Spreading? Netizens Report Mysterious Bird Deaths in China | RocketNews24. A rash of shocking photos from around China has been shocking Web users over the last couple of days. The images show sparrows and pigeons lying dead on the…

Invasive birds cause nuisance. It will likely get worse. Bird invasion brings real-life horror to Kentucky city | Reuters. The blackbirds and European starlings blacken the sky of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, before roosting at dusk, turn the landscape white with bird poop, and the disease they carry can kill a dog and sicken humans. “I have…

A white sticky substance coated birds that are washing up on the beach. Mystery deepens as increasing numbers of stricken birds wash up on Dorset coast – Nature – Environment – The Independent. Increasing numbers of stricken birds are washing up on the south coast after being covered in a mysterious substance. Wildlife experts are…

BBC Nature – Dead birds were intoxicated, an investigation finds. Animal health specialists were called to examine a dozen birds found in the playground, many with trauma injuries. Post-mortem analysis revealed that one of the birds had a large amount of pure alcohol in its liver. Scientists suggest the birds sustained their injuries in flight…

Dozens of Dead Birds Fall From the Sky in NJ | NBC 10 Philadelphia. Residents in a Cumberland County community were left wondering Tuesday morning what caused dozens of birds to drop dead from the sky. Residents along Peach Drive in Millville found at least 80 birds — mostly red-winged blackbirds — on the ground…

Hundreds of dead birds on I-95 in Laurel Hundreds of birds just dropped from the sky and landed onto I-95 Wednesday, bringing afternoon rush hour traffic to a crawl. They were common Starlings, and while there were a few in the grass and on the shoulders of the highway, the vast majority landed right on…

Dead Blackbirds Fall In Arkansas Town, Again. Thousands of dead blackbirds rained down on a town in central Arkansas last New Year’s Eve after revelers set off fireworks that spooked them from their roost, and officials were reporting a similar occurrence Saturday as 2012 approached. Police in Beebe said dozens of blackbirds had fallen dead,…

Mystery of incident that inspired ‘The Birds’ solved? Dying and disoriented seabirds rammed themselves into homes across California’s Monterey Bay in the summer of 1961, sparking a long-standing mystery about the cause among marine biologists. The avian incidents sparked local visitor Hitchcock’s interest, along with a story about spooky bird behavior by British writer Daphne…